# Mayan

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmaɪən/ · frequency rank #25,134

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America or South-eastern Mexico.

## Etymology
From Maya + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Mya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mya)
- **mean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mean)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayo)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-moan)
- **Mays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mays)
- **moya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-moya)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-maybe)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayor)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-milan)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-megan)
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayer)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-moran)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mohan)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayne)
- **Mulan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mulan)
- **Mayes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayes)
- **mayday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mayan-vs-mayday)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/may-vs-mayan)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/man-vs-mayan)
- **maa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maa-vs-mayan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amyan`, `maayn`, `mayann`, `mayna`, `mayyan`, `mmayan`, `myaan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mayan